The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-24


ings, is well suited as the sigte OF such an
institution.
Supt Compton will hold an examination
for firSt-class certificates at Leesburg, Dec.
80 and 81 These ara state certificates, and
can be issued by the State Superintendent
only. Mr.. Compton will conduct the ex-
animation and forward the manuscripts of
applicants to Supt. Russell for examination.
In four patches on opposite sides of Lake
John, near Oakland, {. Ingram and ii. NJ.
Green have twenty -four acres of vegetables
planted and under their care. They consist
of tomatoes and beans alone, and are in a
very flourishing condition. Speer Island, in
TIE lake, is between these two cultivated
areas.
The steamer Kissimmee, of the Plant
Line, arrived at Jacksonville Sunday night
from New York. She has been running ex-
cursions around New Haven during the
summer. She was under the command of
Captain Fitzgerald, on the way from
Charleston to jacksonville, the trip being
made inside all the way.
At Gainesville, Thursday, evidence in the
Polk murder trial closed. Maj. Arrow
opened for the State, followed by s. l.. Car
ter for the defense r. T. Taylor closed for
the defense. w. H. Wigg, States Attorney,
closed the arguments Judge Finley charge
to the jury was very plain, after which the
jury retired. They were out half an hour
and returned verdict of mot guilty"
Capt. A. n. Haig, though unsuccessful in
securing a steamer to be put on the route
from Jacksonville TO Nassau, N. p, and
Port Antonio, Jamaica, does not despair of
securing regular communications between
Jacksonville and Nassau. He contemplates
putting on the schooner Henry M. Clark,
l65 tons burden, on the route. The Clark is
the vessel used on the route last winter
The Clark will begin running in a few
weeks, and the intervals between her round
trips will be from about dozen to twenty
days.
A large three-masted schooner loaded with
lumber bound from jacksonville, and
abandoned by her crew opposite Oak Hill,
has been recovered through the ener
gies of William jackson and Capt. Frank
Sans, of New Smyrna. 1t was not without
mach peril that the undertaking was accom-
plished. After considerable effort to obtain
their prize by light craft without success,
the parties concerned telegraphed for the
best tug in Jacksonville, which came to
their aid, and towed the wreck safely into
Mosquito inlet
In the local option election in Sumter coun-
ty every precinct was carried by the ''drys.n
Only forty-two wet votes were cast in the
county. The colored vote was almost solid
for temperance, to their credit be it said.
The total vote was as follows: Sumterviile,
dry, 81 wet, 5; dry majority, rs. Oxford,
dry, los; wet, 0; dry majority, los. Wild
wood, dry, 145; wet, IS; dry majority, 1872.
Rutland, dry, 21; wet, 49,; dry majority, ..
Hayes precinct, dry, 20; wet, 0; dry ma
jority, 20. Webster, dry, 10; wet, ,; dry
majority, los. Centre Hill, dry, 81; wet, 3;
dry majority, 2S. Total dry majority, All.
The following statistics refer to the Lake
county public school for the present year:
Number of schools established, 81: white
schools, 81: colored schools. IA; white teach
ers, 30; colored teachers, Is; male teachers,
A; female teachers, 81; pupils enrolled,
1854; white pupils, ,436; colored pupils,
1898; amount paid teachers per month,
81, 434; white teachers, per month, 81 ,029;
colored teachers per month, $405; average
wages white teachers, per month, S24 81 /;
colored teachers per month $27; highest
wages paid any teacher per month, SS5 II !;
lowest wages paid any teacher per month,
| $40.
P. w. Reasoner, Commissioner for the
| Sub Tropical Exposition, accompanied by
| F.. A. Hough, local agent of the Florida
| Southern, left Key West Thursday for
Hutchinson, with the exhibits Mr.. Rea-
soner arrived at Key West from Havana
| Thursday, where he succeeded in obtaining
| the finest collection of tropical plants trees,
| shrubs, exotics, ETC., that ever left Cuba for
| the United States. The collection procured
| at Key West, when placed on board the
steamer almost filed the vessel between
| table tropical garden in full bloom.
| Key West Equator: We have made a
point of speaking to several prominent
manufacturers in regard to the effect the
past summers sickness had upon their bust
| ness All of them agreed that it was terri
| BILE. Several of them claim that if the fol-
| lowing summer proves as disastrous that
many of the factories will have to close up.
| Is it not time that something be done? We
cannot afford to lose any of our business.
| When our cigar trade is threatened the
most important item that contributes to the
growth and development of our island is in
| danger The only hopo is to make it I'M
| possible for Yellow Jack to find foot hold
| here. This can only be done by system of
drainage and sanitation.
A serious accident occurred at New Berlin
on Monday about noon. Thomas j. Grey
was using his blow-pipe at his jewelers.
| bench, when his lamp exploded, throwing a
mass of burning alcohol directly into his
face, completely enveloping his entire head
| in the flames. He had the presence of mind
to gather his apron over his mouth and eyes
and plunged his burning head and shoulders
| into a large tub of water near by, thus, no
| doubt, saving his life. Prompt action was
taken by the family and near neighbors,
| with such remedies as they could command
| DIR. N. Webster, of Brooklyn, was sent for,
| and he spent the night with him. The skin
| peeled from his entire face, ears and neck,
and his left hand is feaffully burned His
| eyes and lungs were not injured, and no
| fatal results are anticipated.
Pensacola Commercial: The identification
| of the man whose body was found under
Sullivan's wharf yesterday as the owner of
| the bundle of clothes TO md about ten day
ago near the same place was through a
| chain of circumstances as convincing as
anything short of positive proof could be.
The drawers which were found on the body
were of the same material and make as was
the undershlrt found in the bundle; adher-
ing to the pair OF pantaloons found in tie
bundle were white wooden threads detached
from the drawers that had been
worn under them; in the bundle was
bottle of carbolized water and a
syringe that had evidently been used in
dressing the old sores found on the right
thigh of the body, and there were also a
number of casp-pins that had been used in
fastening the bandages; at the time the
| bundle was found there were in close prox-
| unity, some lint and a few bandageS, that
had doubtless been used in the same connec-
tion from such wounds the man had evil
IDENTIFY limped when walking, and the right
shoe of the pair found in the bundle was
much less worn than was the lie t, and it
bore the impress of having been used more